Title: WP 2.0: datetime errors when saving post
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WP 2.0: datetime errors when saving post

 *  [michael_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michael_/)
 * (@michael_)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-20-datetime-errors-when-saving-post/)
 * First of all: I searched this forum and I searched the web, but did not yet find
   any similar problem of another user.
 * I have installed WP 2.0 on a Windows XP machine, using apache 2.0.55, php 5.1.1(
   module), MySQL 5.0.17. This installation works like a charm, no problem with 
   it using other PHP/MySQL apps.
    Also, with WP 2.0 everything is working, except
   one issue: When writing a new post (Admin -> Write -> Write Post), and pushing
   the SAVE button, the following error message occurs:
 * ==================================================
    WordPress database error:[
   Incorrect datetime value: ” for column ‘post_date’ at row 1] INSERT INTO wp_posts(
   post_author, post_date, post_date_gmt, post_content, post_content_filtered, post_title,
   post_excerpt, post_status, comment_status, ping_status, post_password, post_name,
   to_ping, pinged, post_modified, post_modified_gmt, post_parent, menu_order, post_mime_type)
   VALUES (‘1’, ”, ”, ‘gfdsg’, ”, ‘fdhg’, ”, ‘draft’, ‘open’, ‘open’, ”, ”, ”, ”,”,”,‘
   0’, ‘0’, ”)
 * WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual
   that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near”
   at line 3]
    SELECT category_id FROM wp_post2cat WHERE post_id =
 * WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual
   that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near‘
   1)’ at line 2]
    INSERT INTO wp_post2cat (post_id, category_id) VALUES (, 1) =
   =================================================
 * Hmm, it appears as if there’s an empty datetime value (Incorrect datetime value:”).
   
   If I activate the “Edit timestamp” option, the post can be saved with no error
   message.
 * Seems being a bug, but I am not sure, since I couldn’t see any more users having
   this problem…
    Everything else works. I already re-installed wordpress, re-installed
   MySQL, but the same error occurs.
 * What are your thoughts on this?
 * Thanks,
    Michael

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-20-datetime-errors-when-saving-post/#post-304904)
 * It might be the same issue as in this thread:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/53655](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/53655)
 *  Thread Starter [michael_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michael_/)
 * (@michael_)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-20-datetime-errors-when-saving-post/#post-304909)
 * Thanks moshu. Yes it seems being the same issue.
 * Michael

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-20-datetime-errors-when-saving-post/#post-304909)
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